Take My Breath

About this song

The track was teased ahead of The Weeknd's fifth studio album, Dawn FM, and served as the lead single to kick off that project's rollout. It was hinted at on social media on August 1, 2021, followed by snippets, and was tied to promoting the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

What it's about

The song is an upbeat anthem with a retro, late-'90s feel mixed with psychedelic pop. Its subject is hedonistic themes like temptation, romance, and passion.

Summary written with AI, based on the song's page on Genius.

Fun facts

• Sampled in 2 other songs, like “damn! we got it bad: you’ll never guess what happens next by leroy”.
• Covered 3 times, including “Take My Breath by KIDZ BOP Kids”.
• Written by Oscar Holter, Belly, Max Martin and The Weeknd.
• Produced by The Weeknd, Oscar Holter and Max Martin.